October 30, 2015 — Charles Elachi, the director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 2001, announced today he is retiring at the end of June 2016. He will become professor emeritus at the California Institute of Technology, where he currently serves as a vice...
Huerta Announces UAS Registration Task Force Members
October 29, 2015 — Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the membership of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force. Earl Lawrence, Director of the FAA’s UAS Integration Office, and Dave Vos of Google...
David Willetts joins SSTL's Board as a non-Executive Director
October 29, 2015 — David Willetts, former UK Minister for Science and Universities, has joined the Board at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) as a non-Executive Director. David Willetts was appointed to the UK Government Cabinet Office as Minister of Science...
Clearwater Seafoods Wins Award for Promoting Sustainability Using GIS
HALIFAX, Esri Canada User Conference, October 28, 2015 — Clearwater Seafoods is one of the largest vertically integrated seafood companies in North America and provides premium wild, eco-certified seafood to more than 30 countries around the world. Committed to...
Advanced and Productive Survey Solutions at 2015 Latin America Geospatial Forum
October 27, 2015 — Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce that it will present its latest solutions for the surveying market at the 2015 Latin America Geospatial Forum (LAGF) in Mexico City on November 10-12. Business Unit Manager Albert Iavarone will speak...
DigitalGlobe Appoints Dr. Roger Mason, Jr. to Board of Directors
WESTMINSTER, Colo., October 26, 2015 — DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), a leading provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions, today announced the appointment of L. Roger Mason Jr., Ph.D., to the DigitalGlobe Board of...
OGC Calls for Participation in Major Interoperability Testbed (Testbed 12)
October 23, 2015 — The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) has issued a Request for Quotations/Call for Participation (RFQ/CFP) in the OGC Testbed 12 Interoperability Testbed. Testbed 12 sponsors have documented interoperability requirements and objectives for this...
SpaceCom Conference and Expo Announces Satellite Applications Catapult’s
HOUSTON – The first annual SpaceCom (SpaceCommerce Conference and Exposition) announced today that Stuart Martin, CEO of Satellite Applications Catapult, will be joining SpaceCom's powerful roster of keynote speakers during the up-coming three-day conference....
RIEGL is Attending and Sponsoring Conferences Worldwide
ACRS 2015 — The 36th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing takes place from October 19-23, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Manila, Philippines. RIEGL is attending and sponsoring this conference, which is “Fostering Resilient Growth in Asia†in...
Life-Saving Maritime Rescue Drone Wins European Satellite Navigation Competition 2015
Berlin / Oberpfaffenhofen, October 21 2015 —This evening, the global satellite navigation community gathered at the ddb forum in Berlin to recognise the year's most brilliant innovations in commercial applications of satellite technology. The project POSEIDRON won...
